From the report: "This report summarizes information about Internet access
connections over 200 kilobits per
second (kbps) in at least one direction in service in the United States on June
30, 2012… Notable developments between June 2010 and June 2011 include:
• Internet
connections overall are growing. The number of connections over 200 kbps in at
least one
direction increased by 31% year-over-year to 206 million.
• Growth
is particularly high in mobile Internet subscriptions, but fixed-location
connections also continue
to increase. The number of mobile subscriptions grew to nearly 120 million – up
59% from
June 2010. The number of fixed-location connections increased by 6%
year-over-year, to nearly
87 million.
• Both
fixed and mobile services are shifting to higher speeds. The share of fixed
connections with speeds
at or above the availability benchmark adopted in the Sixth Broadband Deployment Report increased
from 51% to 56% of total fixed connections. Among mobile wireless
subscriptions, the share increased from 6% to 14%." Read more